convince his mother that he would not abandon his Hindu heritage to fit in. She asked that he not eat meat, drink, or enjoy women, and he vowed to do so. Yet while he was in England he did understand how out of place he actually was. He practically starved for his first few days after he arrived, before he found a vegetarian restaurant that would keep his vow. Eventually he joined a vegetarian organization and realized that vegetarianism in England was not helping him blend in very well. So, he began to strive to look and talk just like an English Aristocrat, buying fine silk shirts and suits and even a top hat. It is important to note here, knowing his future attire of a mere loincloth at times, at how far Gandhi's attitude toward social inclusion and style changes.
             Upon finishing his law program in England, Gandhi returned home to India, but soon was offered a position litigating a case for an Indian Law firm, but in South Africa. He was excited to take the case, and did not dread the separation from his family as much as his trip t o England, because now his mother had passed-away. Upon arriving in Durban, Gandhi first noticed that most of the Indians were divided into groups of Muslims, Hindu's and Parsi's, which were all in South Africa as indentured servants, sent to toil the fields for years at a time. Since the case was being litigated in Pretoria, Gandhi and his partners felt it was necessary for him to first go there, and experience the court-room aura. It was on this train-ride, where Mahatma first experienced the severe racism that was manifested in South Africa. While sitting in the first-class seat that was purchased for him, a white passenger boarded the train, and wanted to sit where he was sitting, and told Gandhi to vacate and go back to third class. When told he must leave the first class compartment, or a police constable will be called to make him vacate, Gandhi stated, "Yes...